'Praise' in the Bible

At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.

And he took the seven cakes of bread and the fishes; and having given praise, he gave the broken bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete?

And he took a cup and, having given praise, he gave it to them, saying,

And after a song of praise to God, they went out to the Mountain of Olives.

And he made the people be seated on the earth: and he took the seven cakes and, having given praise, he gave the broken bread to his disciples to put before them; and they put it before the people.

And he took a cup, and when he had given praise, he gave it to them: and they all had a drink from it.

And after a song of praise to God they went out to the Mountain of Olives.

And straight away his mouth was open and his tongue was free and he gave praise to God.

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,

And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,

Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them.

Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,

And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.

And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.

And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.

In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes.

And he put his hands on her, and she was made straight, and gave praise to God.

Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered?

And one of them, when he saw that he was clean, turning back, gave praise to God in a loud voice;

The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.

And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen;

And he took a cup and, having given praise, he said, Make division of this among yourselves;

And he took bread and, having given praise, he gave it to them when it had been broken, saying, This is my body, which is given for you: do this in memory of me.

And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.

And they were in the Temple at all times, giving praise to God.

Then Jesus took the cakes and having given praise to God, he gave them to the people who were seated, and the fishes in the same way, as much as they had need of.

Some other boats, however, came from Tiberias near to the place where they had taken the bread after the Lord had given praise.

So they took away the stone. And Jesus, looking up to heaven, said, Father, I give praise to you for hearing me.

For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.

Giving praise to God, and having the approval of all the people; and every day the number of those who had salvation was increased by the Lord.

And, jumping up, he got on to his feet and went into the Temple with them, walking and jumping and giving praise to God.

And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.

And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law:

And when he had said this and had taken bread, he gave praise to God before them all, and took a meal of the broken bread.

And the brothers, when they had news of us, came out from town as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns to have a meeting with us: and Paul, seeing them, gave praise to God and took heart.

First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.

Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.

But he is a Jew who is a secret one, whose circumcision is of the heart, in the spirit and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

But praise be to God that though you were the servants of sin, you have now given yourselves freely to that form of teaching under which you were placed;

I give praise to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So with my mind I am a servant to the law of God, but with my flesh to the law of sin.

For rulers are not a cause of fear to the good work but to the evil. If you would have no fear of the authority, do good and you will have praise;

He who keeps the day, keeps it to the Lord; and he who takes food, takes it as to the Lord, for he gives praise to God; and he who does not take food, to the Lord he takes it not, and gives praise to God.

And so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercy; as it is said, For this reason I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, and I will make a song to your name.

And again, Give praise to the Lord, all you Gentiles; and let all the nations give praise to him.

I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus;

I give praise to God that not one of you had baptism from me, but Crispus and Gaius;

For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

But if I give praise to God for the food which I take, let no man say evil of me for that reason.

What? have you not houses to take your meals in? or have you no respect for the church of God, putting the poor to shame? What am I to say to you? am I to give you praise? certainly not.

And when it had been broken with an act of praise, he said, This is my body which is for you: do this in memory of me.

I give praise to God that I am able to make use of tongues more than you all:

But praise be to God who gives us strength to overcome through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort;

You at the same time helping together by your prayer for us; so that for what has been given to us through a number of persons, praise may go up to God for us from all of them.

But praise be to God who makes us strong to overcome in Christ, and makes clear through us in every place the value of the knowledge of him.

For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.

But praise be to God, who puts the same care for you into the heart of Titus.

And with him we have sent a brother whose praise in the good news has gone through all the churches;

So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.

Your wealth being increased in everything, with a simple mind, causing praise to God through us.

For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God;

Praise be to God for what he has given, which words have no power to say.

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be praise for ever, is witness that the things which I say are true.

I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:

So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:

Which is the first-fruit of our heritage, till God gets back that which is his, to the praise of his glory.

Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;

And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.

Joining with one another in holy songs of praise and of the Spirit, using your voice in songs and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Giving praise at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

I give praise to my God at every memory of you,

Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Have no cares; but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.

For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.

We give praise to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, making prayer for you at all times,

Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;

Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.

And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.

Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.

And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.

Give yourselves to prayer at all times, keeping watch with praise;

We give praise to God at all times for you, keeping you in memory in our prayers;

And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;

In everything give praise: for this is the purpose of God in Christ Jesus for you.

It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant,

My desire is, first of all, that you will make requests and prayers and give praise for all men;

Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.

Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise:

I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,

I give praise to God at all times and make prayer for you,

Saying, I will give the knowledge of your name to my brothers, I will make a song of praise to you before the church.